Friday, May 15, 2009
Great news: Judge upholds $116 million lawsuit against PLO
A U.S. judge will not rescind his decision ordering the PLO to pay $116 million to the family of victims of a terrorist attack.
Ronald Lagueux, a federal judge in Providence, R.I., said Wednesday that the Palestine Liberation Organization was liable because of its refusal during the trial early in this decade to mount a defense; PLO leader Yasser Arafat refused to recognize U.S. sovereignty in the matter.
Yaron Ungar, a U.S. citizen, and his wife Efrat were shot dead as they traveled with their infant son near Beit Shemesh, a town near Jerusalem that also adjoins the West Bank...
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I've referred to the Ungar case numerous times before here. (Hurting Americans should hurt back, Palestine must pay terror victims, Good Legal News: Terror Victims Can Chase the PA to Israel, Judge Upolds $116 Million Judgment Against PLO in Ungar... Read More